# Comment Status Log

**URL:** <https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293>\
**Category:** General\
**Created:** [26 May 2021 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293 "2021-05-26T16:06:57Z")\
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**Author:** ![edwardr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2021 16:06 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/1 "2021-05-26T16:06:57Z")

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Hi Folks,

I am wanting to create a status log for node red over MQTT where people can comment/post messages to the log. I thought this could be achieved through the form on node red however it doesnt quite achieve this.

Anyone know of a node you can install that does this? Basically acting as a status log where it records comments in the log?

Best,

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**Author:** ![Colin](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/colin/32/17040_2.png) [@Colin](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/Colin)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2021 17:05 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/2 "2021-05-26T17:05:28Z")

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Can you describe what features you are looking for?

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [26 May 2021 19:36 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/3 "2021-05-26T19:36:21Z")

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> [@edwardr](#):
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> over MQTT where people can comment/post messages to the log

MQTT only contains the last msg for each topic so you can't use it alone. Only as a message transport mechanism.

> [@edwardr](#):
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> the form on node red

What does this mean? What form? Where/how?

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**Author:** ![edwardr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2021 13:34 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/4 "2021-05-27T13:34:40Z")

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Basically a comment section on node red ui where you can upload messages and other people using the same ui can see those messages through mqtt. Status log basically.

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**Author:** ![edwardr](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/e/e0b2c6/32.png) [@edwardr](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/edwardr)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2021 13:35 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/5 "2021-05-27T13:35:50Z")

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Yes, you can send the message then store it on the device. Therefore you could send a message such as hello and store it in a status log.

Theres a form UI on node red ui dashboard, I thought it would be attainable from this but it is not.

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**Author:** ![TotallyInformation](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/user_avatar/discourse.nodered.org/totallyinformation/32/31_2.png) [@TotallyInformation](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/TotallyInformation)\
**Post date:** [27 May 2021 20:54 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/6 "2021-05-27T20:54:56Z")

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You can certainly take messages from MQTT and show them on the Dashboard if that is what you mean. You can also keep a list of the last N messages very easily and have them all shown on the Dashboard.

In the dim and distant past, I created some flows that showed debug outputs or the Node-RED log on Dashboard pages. They should still be on the Flows site. I don't much use Dashboard any more and would do that kind of thing using uibuilder now if I needed to.

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**Author:** ![system](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex026/uploads/nodered/original/1X/d073cd938eafa2e558d7c2cd59003b3ef4963033.png) [@system](https://discourse.nodered.org/u/system)\
**Post date:** [26 July 2021 20:55 UTC](https://discourse.nodered.org/t/comment-status-log/46293/7 "2021-07-26T20:55:26Z")

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